💡 ABOUT THIS EPISODE
"I hear chains rattling above me when I sleep." That's how Sean Martin described the psych ward he ended up in after his Humvee exploded overseas.
Survival can look like a lot of different things. So can the road back. Sean's road back was a journey back into his love of music and combining it with renewed intent. The Quarantined is his grunge/punk/metal project, and it tackles addiction, trauma, and what he calls the illusion of normalcy.
This episode touches on suicide, trauma, and mental health. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available by call or text at 988.
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🎵 Stream Aversion to Normalcy everywhere: https://too.fm/kdmjayj
🛒 Buy The Quarantined's full discography: https://thequarantined.bandcamp.com
🌐 Website: https://www.thequarantined.com
📩 Connect with Sean: TheQuarantinedtv@gmail.com
🎯 KEY TAKEAWAYS
🔹 The transition out of the military, the inpatient psych ward, and the years before he got real help
🔹 How music became the way Sean processes trauma and PTSD, not just a creative outlet
🔹 The cannabinoid system, and why Sean is so vocal about alternative treatments for veterans with PTSD
🔹 Aversion to Normalcy, his 2025 album with over a million streams, and what it means to build an identity around not fitting in
🔹 Perspective and gratitude... the two things he says got him through the worst moments of his life
TOPICS
MENTAL HEALTH
HEALING & SELF TRUST
LIFE TRANSITIONS
